09/25/2026
Meet our Miss West Deptford Township 2026, Gabrielle Lynn Colihan. She is 17 years old and a Senior at West Deptford High School. Her favorite color is pink because it is girly and cheerful. She enjoys reading the Divergent Series because the books show resilience, bravery, intelligence and selflessness. Gabby’s favorite food are hot dogs, which ties perfectly with her favorite holiday, the 4th of July! Her favorite subject in school is Biology, and she is an Honor Roll Student, also being inducted into the National World Language Honor Society in 2025. Gabby participates in different school clubs, such as The Friends of Rachel Club and The World Language Club. She also is very active in sports like lacrosse and cheerleading. She also was voted Varsity Cheer Captain this year on the squad. Outside of school, she enjoys volunteering as a youth cheerleading coach for the past 4 years, visiting local elementary schools to teach them ASL, trained/refereed at youth basketball clinics for West Deptford, helping with the 7th grade and new student tours at school, and holiday food drives through Friends of Rachel. To relax, Gabby enjoys going to the beach, reading a book, listening to country music, and being with family and friends.
Gabby’s platform that she will be supporting this year is Breakthrough T1D. She has been an active member of this community since she was 4 years old, as she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes herself. She wants to continue to bring awareness to this great cause, specifically for children and teens, by sharing her story and bringing awareness on how you can live a successful life by not having T1D hold you back from anything that you want to accomplish!
Being Miss West Deptford is Gabby’s second title with our organization (she was Tiny Miss West Deptford in 2015). We are so excited for Gabby as she begins her year as Miss West Deptford Township 2026 and cannot wait to see all that is in store for her this upcoming year! 💚👑